The Cuckoo In Pope Francis’s Nest
Politics has evolved from a sometimes stern defence of core values to the championing of sentimental causes by politicians who often have no other way of showing that they are still in touch with the voters
- 16 May 2013
99 convicted of blasphemy in Malta
Malta, which has widely respected freedom of speech laws, is still convicting people for "public blasphemy" crimes
- 23 April 2013
The Papacy: Francis the new broom
The lines from St. Matthew endure: ‘and the gates of hell shall not overcome it, and I will give you the keys to the kingdom of Heaven’
- 31 March 2013
Smoke is boring; why not try one of these suggestions?
No TV journalist can relish the prospect of a Papal Conclave. Here's a few ideas to spice things up
- 12 March 2013
A view from Italy: Who will be the next pope?
It's considered a vulgar topic here in Italy, but talk is turning to who will succeed Pope Benedict XVI
- 19 February 2013
Can everybody just please sit down!
The media's response to the Pope's resignation is hardly helping us to understand the 'whys' and 'whats' facing us
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Pontif no return
The new Pope will inherit a Church waiting to be led, with its battle lines never more clearly defined
- 12 February 2013
A Very Civil Compromise
Opening Civil Partnership to all citizens would present a clear choice between religious marriage and civil partnership with equal legal rights bestowed by the state for each
- 15 November 2012
RIGHT OF REPLY: Savile's sins are not the Church's
The fool, who attempts to know the mind of a man and how he lives with his crime or sin, is on a hiding to nothing, especially when the sinner is dead
- 30 October 2012
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